Fencepost



S. D. SANDERS.

FENCEPOST.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14. 1919.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

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SANFORD D. SANDERS, F ISLAND CITY, OREGON.

FENCEPOST.

Specification of `Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

Application led April 14, 1919. Serial No. 289,993.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, SANFORD D. SANDERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Island City, in the county of Union and State of Oregon,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenceposts, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in fence posts and hasrelation more particularly to a device of this general characterespecially designed and adapted for use in connection with barbed wireor the like, and it is an object of the invention to provide a post withnovel and improved means whereby the wires may be readily' andconveniently secured thereto.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved fencepost whereby certain important advantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler, less expensive and other* V wise 'more convenient andadvantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to de scribe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation, with a portion broken away, of a postconstructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view partly in side elevation and partly insection of the post as herein disclosed.

Fig. 3 is a view in top plan of the post as disclosed in Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in front elevation illustrating a postconstructed in accordance with a further embodiment of my invention, and

Fig. 5 is a view taken longitudinally through the post as illustrated inFig. 4.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, P denotes a post which may beformed of any suitable material and which has disposed through its lowerend l portion the transversely disposed anchoring bars 1 preferablyperpendicularly related.

A face of the post P is provided with a longitudinally disposed grooveor channel 2 open at its outer end and said face at opposite sides ofthe groove or channel 2 is provided with the vertically spaced series oftransversely alined notches 3 in which the wires W of the fencestructure are adapted to be received.

Engaged within the groove or channel 2 is a slide S of a length lessthan the length of the groove or channel 2 and the outer face of saidslide S is provided with the .notches 4 adapted to register with thetransverse notches 3 to also receive the wires W. When the notches 3 and4 are in register and the wires W positioned therein, the slide S isforced upwardly which results in a crimping of the wires W which resultsin an effective attachment of said wires WV to the post P. This upwardmovement of the slide S may be effected by inserting a crowbar or thelike below the lower end of the slide S.

When it is desired to remove the wires W, it is only necessary to forcethe slide S downwardly, which may be done by striking with a suitableimplement upon the upper end thereof until the notches 3 and 4 are againin alinement.

In the embodiment of my invention as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, aslide S coacts with each pair of transversely alined notches 3 and saidslide S is capable of limited movement longitudinally of the groove orchannel 2 independently of the remaining slides. The slide S has a notch4 coacting with the notches 3 for the same purpose hereinbefore referredto relative to the notches 3 and 4.

An end portion of each of the slides S is provided with an outstandingblock 5 which is adapted to be struck or otherwise engaged by a suitableimplement to impart the requisite movement to said slide longitudinallyof the groove or channel 2 for securing or re leasing the wire W.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a fencepost constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that myinvention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutdeparting from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason Ido not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precisearrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carryingout my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

l. A fence post having a longitudinal groove in one of its faces andhaving longitudinally spaced notches at opposite sides of' the groove,said notches being arranged in pairs With the notches of each pairsubstantially transversely alined, andV slides arl1anged Within theOiroove7 one of said slides coacti'ng with eaeli pair of transverselyValined notches, said slides being movable one independently of theother a distance sulfieient to remove a strand with which it coacts andeach or' said slides being provided adjacent an end With an outstandinglug,

leach of said slides being` also provided with anotch for registry witha pair of transversely Aalined notches oi' the post with which the slidecoacts. Y'

2. A'fence post having a groove in one of its faces and havinglongitudinally spaced notches at opposite sides of the groove saidnotches being arranged in pairs with the notches of each pairsubstantially transversely alined, and slides arranged Within thegroove, each of said slides being provided with a notch for registrywith a pair of transversely alined notches of the post 'with which theslide coacts, each of said slides being movable independently of theremainder a distance suilicient to remove a strand with Which it coaets.

3. A fence post having a groove in one of its faces and havinglongitudinally spaced notches at opposite sides oi' the groove, saidnotches being arranged in pairs with the notches of each pairsubstantially transversely. alined, and slides arranged within theOroove, each of said slides being provided with a notch for registrywith a pair of transversely alined notches of the post, each of. saidslides being movable independently 'of the remainder adistancesuflicient to remove a strand with which it coacts, said slides beingfrictionally held within the groove.

In testimony whereof l hereunto alix my signature in the presence p ftwo witnesses.

1S SANFORD D. SANDERS.

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Witnesses:

B. A. BENHAM, LENA M. STEIN.

